Come Heller high water... Well, I'm now a Dick's Sporting Goods customer for life. The company announced this week it would no longer sell assault-style rifles in the wake of the Florida massacre. The company's CEO wrote: “Our thoughts and prayers are with all of the victims … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2018
Education in America, 2018 style …
Miss Johnson's 2nd-grade classroom, Fall 2018 ... “Miss Johnson, Amanda is making faces at me!” “Shhh, teacher is busy right now, Billy. I’m pretty sure I saw something move behind that tree across the street.” “Squirrels like trees, teacher!” “Of course they do, … [Read more...]
Come Heller high water … the cabin fever edition
Come Heller high water … End, winter. Just end. Seriously, I have a bad, bad case of cabin fever, which is odd because I have neither a cabin or a temperature. This is the time of year when I wonder what the original settlers of Michigan saw in the place. Who would … [Read more...]
Auchtoons: Frugal when it suits them
Toon & text by John Auchter Last year, the Trump administration budget proposed eliminating the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, a federal program to clean the lakes and protect them against invasive species. It was fairly up front about it, spinning it as the fiscally … [Read more...]
Their hobby is worth more than your life
Boil away everything else and this is what the gun debate comes down to for hard-core gun owners: Their hobby is worth more to them than anything else. It’s worth more than your life or the life of someone you love. It’s worth more than the subtle fear we all have now when … [Read more...]
